British lawmakers voted Wednesday on alternative ways to address the U.K.'s Brexit strategy that's been delayed — only to fail to gain majority votes in eight proposals.Proposals sought to clarify the U.K.'s course to leave the European Union. Parliament is trying to find an alternative to Prime Minister Theresa May's twice-rejected EU divorce deal.Members of Parliament voted Wednesday on options that included leaving the EU without a deal, staying in the bloc's customs union and single market, putting any EU divorce deal to a public referendum, and canceling Brexit if the prospect of a no-deal departure gets close.The strongest support was for a plan to stay in a customs union with the bloc after Brexit, which was defeated by eight votes: 272-264.Lawmakers plan to narrow the list of options down and hold more votes on Monday.Britain has until April 12 to find a new plan — or crash out of the EU without a deal.

LONDON —

British lawmakers voted Wednesday on alternative ways to address the U.K.'s Brexit strategy that's been delayed — only to fail to gain majority votes in eight proposals.

Proposals sought to clarify the U.K.'s course to leave the European Union. Parliament is trying to find an alternative to Prime Minister Theresa May's twice-rejected EU divorce deal.

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Members of Parliament voted Wednesday on options that included leaving the EU without a deal, staying in the bloc's customs union and single market, putting any EU divorce deal to a public referendum, and canceling Brexit if the prospect of a no-deal departure gets close.

The strongest support was for a plan to stay in a customs union with the bloc after Brexit, which was defeated by eight votes: 272-264.

Lawmakers plan to narrow the list of options down and hold more votes on Monday.

Britain has until April 12 to find a new plan — or crash out of the EU without a deal.